MISSION CREEP

mission creep: noun. A gradual shift in objectives, often resulting in an
unplanned long-term commitment

Tess and Liam are determined to get off the planet at any cost. On paper, they're the perfect applicants for Britain's intergalactic relocation project: they’re young, fertile, and their queerplatonic relationship might even pass for heterosexual bliss. All that’s left is to...
mission creep: noun. A gradual shift in objectives, often resulting in an
unplanned long-term commitment

Tess and Liam are determined to get off the planet at any cost. On paper, they're the perfect applicants for Britain's intergalactic relocation project: they’re young, fertile, and their queerplatonic relationship might even pass for heterosexual bliss. All that’s left is to get past Mary and the interview…and if they have to do one or two extra things
to impress the panel, isn’t it worth it to avoid the apocalypse?

Mission Creep began as a short play in early 2018, making the rounds at scratch nights hosted by Cuckoo Bang Productions, Controlled Chaos UK, and Unmasked Theatre. With their support, it was developed into a full-length play.

“The piece achieves a balance between comedy and an undercurrent of horror, discussing being bi, being asexual – and being watched, filmed and trapped into something you never signed up for.” Sussex Playwrights, http://www.sussexplaywrights.co.uk/the-brighton-scratch-night/

Content warnings: this play contains swearing, a nuclear war setting, onstage intimacy (fully clothed), mentions of homophobia and biphobia, and discussions of death, pregnancy, consent, and peril. Suitable for ages 16+
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MISSION CREEP

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  • Jan Rosenberg:
    2 May. 2023
    At the heart of a humorous dystopian reality is a very real and terrifying threat to anyone who identifies as asexual, or doesn't fall into cis hetero monogamy. This play made me uneasy in all the best ways.
  • Christopher Gould:
    14 Sep. 2022
    I read this plays because it was on the NPX "State Approved" list, and really liked it. "Intergalacic relocation project" applicants who are in a "queerplatonic relationship" says it all.
  • Mia McCullough:
    8 Nov. 2018
    Smart, funny, weird. A look at sexual sacrifices in a dystopian future.

Development History

  • Workshop
    ,
    Unmasked Theatre
    ,
    2019
  • Workshop
    ,
    Cuckoo Bang
    ,
    2018
  • Workshop
    ,
    Controlled Chaos UK
    ,
    2018
  • Workshop
    ,
    Brighton Scratch Night
    ,
    2018

Production History

  • Fringe
    ,
    Controlled Chaos Theatre Company
    ,
    2019

Awards

Selection
,
OffComm Commendation for a Short Run Show
,
Offies
,
2019
Finalist
,
Standing Ovation Award
,
London Pub Theatre
,
2019
Winner
,
Audience Vote for Best New Play
,
Brighton Fringe Scratch Night by Unmasked Theatre
,
2018